What Rowan University's campus looked like then, and now

GLASSBORO — Rowan University's Main campus has grown to more than 200 acres after years of construction, coinciding with a growth of the student population to about 18,000.

Over the next few years, the campus will grown even more as the massive development project on Rowan Boulevard continues through its fourth phase.

Last month, Nexus Properties, a developer working with the university, opened three more buildings as part of the most recent phase of its project on Rowan Boulevard. These buildings included 40,000 square feet of retail space, new classrooms and luxury apartments. There's also a 934-car parking garage.

The six-story buildings in the Rowan Boulevard development tower over some of the older portions of the campus.

But the campus wasn't always this big. See some examples of how it's changed.

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Just click and drag the center bar to change your view from past to present.

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Rowan Boulevard Apartments, Main Street and 322

This 4-story complex was fully completed in 2010, and houses nearly 900 students. It is for upperclassmen only, and is in close proximity to the Landmark Americana.

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Dance Factory, High Street

This building down High Street from the Heritage Glass Museum now contains the Dance Factory.

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220 Rowan Boulevard

This building, which opened in Fall 2015, features student suites with up to four bedrooms. Rent is $5,340 per semester. Like many of the other Rowan Boulevard developments, it features retail on the first floor, including Tony Luke's and Chickie's & Pete's.

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Landmark Americana/Franklin House

What is now Landmark Americana was once the Franklin House, first established as a tavern in 1781, and going through several changes in ownership before it became named for the statesman Benjamin Franklin. In 2003, the Franklin House was demolished to make way for Landmark.

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Left: Glassboro Historical Society | Right: Google Maps

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Holly Pointe Commons

Holly Pointe Commons opened last fall. It has more than 1,400 beds for students and a dining hall, the Glassworks Eatery, that can seat more than 500.

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Back of Rowan Boulevard

This part of Rowan Boulevard includes the entrance to Cooper University Hospital's Bone and Joint Institute and Inspira's Urgent Care.

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More construction to come

In short, the campus has come a long way since the North Halls were built, adding a new building for the Rohrer College of Business in 2016 and another for the Rowan College of Engineering in January of this year.

The last phase of the Rowan Boulevard development will include 20,000 square feet of retail, about 600 student beds and 20 apartments overlooking the Glassboro Town Square.